| Description | British Psychological Society press releases, also includes some press cuttings
1 January 2001 Suicidal Behaviour (Rory O'Connor and Noel Sheehy) - press release for article 'Suicidal Behaviour' published in The Psychologist
4-5 January 2001 BPS Annual Psychology Occupational Conference, Guildhall, Winchester
1. General release about the conference
2 Have You Got An Accident -Prone Personality? (Sharon Clarke and Ivan Robertson) - press release
3. 'You'll never guess what I've heard...' (Kathryn Waddington ) - press release
4. The hunter becomes the hunted: employees questioning employers (Geoff Trickey and Gillian Hyde) - press release
5. The Paddington rail crash and the value of debriefing (Noreen Tehrani) - press release
6. Emotional Intelligence: it's real, it's good for your health and it's good for success (Mark Slaski) - press release
See BPS/002/2/05/06/01 for abstracts and cuttings relating to this conference
Centenary Diary The British Psychological Society Centenary 2001 - press release of events 'diary'
5 January 2001 Bringing Psychology to Society in the British Psychological Society' - press release for Centenary Conference 'Psychology -a Science for Society', Royal Society - press release, abstracts and speaker information
19 January 2001 Disciplinary Hearing: Grace Leung - press statement for British Psychological Society Disciplinary Committee Hearing;
1 February 2001 Moving Away From Dyslexia (Martin McPhillips) - press release for article 'On Reading, Reflex and Research' published in The Psychologist
5 February 2001 The Psychological Society's New Scottish Office - press release
6 February 2001 Psychology and Dementia - Invitation to press briefing on psychological aspects of dementia
6 February 2001 Psychological Factors in Recovery From Joint Replacement (Katherine Kendell and Brian Saxby) - press release for article 'Psychological Factors Associated With Short-Term Recovery from Total Knee Replacement' published in the British Journal of Health Psychology;
7 February 2001 Learning Disability: Definitions and Contexts - press release for publication of report eponymous report replacing 'Mental Impairment and Severe Mental Handicap: A Search for Definitions (1991)' and 'Mental Handicap, Severe Mental Handicap and Severe Mental Impairment: The Mental Health (N. Ireland) Order 1986. Definitions and Operation Guidelines (BPS 1995);
7 February 2001 Fit To Drive? - press release for launch of report 'Fitness to Drive and Cognition' by the British Psychological Society Multidisciplinary Working Party on Acquired Neuropsychological Deficits and Fitness, appointed by the Society's Professional Affairs Board;
11 February 2001 England and Wales Legislation Reflects Public Concerns About Stalking (Lorraine Sheridan and Graham Davies) - press release for article 'What is Stalking?: The Match Between Legislation and Public Perception' published in Legal and Criminological Psychology;
12 February 2001 Psychological Services and the Internet - press release for report 'The Provision of Psychological Services Via The Internet Via the Internet and Other Non-Direct Means' produced by the British Psychological Society Professional Affairs Board Working Party;
8 February 2001 Centenary Annual Conference
11 February 2001 Addressing The Psychological Well-Being of Imprisoned Young Offenders (Martin Nieland, Caroline McCluskie) - press release for article 'Prediction of Psychological Distress In Young Offenders' published in Legal and Criminological Psychology;
22 February 2001 A British Psychological Society Centenary Lecture Finding Out Which Part of the Brain Do What (Alan Cowey) - press release for public lecture at the Royal Society 'Functional Localism In The Brain From Ancient To Modern';
1 March 2001 Genetics and Behaviour (Robert Plomin) - press release for article published in The Psychologist;
1 March 2001 Losing Yourself (Mary Phillips and Anthony David) - press release for article 'Depersonalisation' published in The Psychologist;
3 March 2001 Bullying Examined press release for South West Branch and Institute of Personnel and Development West of England Branch joint meeting, Somerset Police HQ, Portishead;
8 March 2001 Public Lecture on the Rise of Psychology (Tommy McKay) - press release announcing that the President of the British Psychological Society to receive an Honorary Doctorate and give a lecture during the Annual Conference 28 March 2001;
20 March 2001 Disciplinary Hearing: Steven Reid - press release that a British Psychology Society Disciplinary Committee appointed to hear professional misconduct allegations against Steven Reid
21 March 2001 The Rt Hon The Lord Provost of Glasgow to Unveiling Psychology Centenary Plaque at SECC - press release
23 March 2001 Stimulation Helps Elderly People With Dementia (Roger Baker) - press release for article 'A Randomised Controlled Trial of the Effects of MultiSensory Stimulation (MSS) for People With Dementia' published in the British Journal of Clinical Psychology;
23 March 2001 Psychology and People with Disfiguring Medical Conditions (Gerry Kent) - press release for article 'Social Anxiety and Disfigurement: The Moderating Effects of Fear of Negative Evaluation and Past Experience' published in the British Journal of Clinical Psychology;
27 March 2001 Disciplinary Hearing: Andrew Walton; Disciplinary Hearing Victor Kotenko - press release that a British Psychology Society Disciplinary Committee appointed to hear professional misconduct allegations;
28-31 March 2001 Centenary Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society, held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow - releases and media coverage notes
Pre Conference releases:
8 February 2001, General release about conference
19 March 2001 Psychology Banner To Hang From Landmark Glasgow Crane - press release for banner and centenary events to be held during conference
21 March 2001 The Rt Hon The Lord Provost of Glasgow to Unveiling Psychology Centenary Plaque at SECC - press release
Conference releases:
1. General release about the conference
2. A Healthy Mind Is A Healthy Body (Phil Evans) - press release
3. Fighting Back Against Alzheimer's Disease (Linda Clare) - press release
4. Problems Caused By Heading The Ball? (Richard Stephen, Andrew Rutherford, Douglas Potter) - press release
5 Any Questions? In Glasgow - press release for Radio 4 Any Questions to be recording during annual conference
6. Blaming Hinders Parents' Adjustment To Down Syndrome Baby (Sue Hall, Theresa Marteau) - press release
7. Making Children Aware of Drivers' Intentions (Hugh Foot, James Thomson, Andrew Tolmie) - press release
8. To lose weight should you diet, exercise, or both? (Olwyn Johnston ) - press release
9. The effect of the media on 'documentary-soap' participants (Cynthia McVey) - press release
10. Donor offspring feel different (Amanda Turner) - press release
11. Forgetting the future? Prospective memory impairments in ecstasy users (Tom Heffernan and Andrew Scholey) - press release
12. From ethnic slurs to football via school: the psychology of groups (Rupert Brown ) - press release
13. Hostility plays a part in heart disease (Martha Whiteman) - press release
14. The impact of TV ads on the under sevens (Avril Nash and Karen Pine) - press release
15. Jobs for the boys? Differences between male and female interview strategies (Jo Silvester) - press release
16. Offenders, learning disability and criminal justice (Bill Lindsay) - press release
17. The future of lesbian and gay youth (Ian Rivers, Laura Markowe, Allen Thomas, Jeremy Horwood) - press release
18. Public lecture on the rise of psychology (Tommy MacKay) - press release
19. Why men don't talk about cancer (Clare Moynihan) - press release
20. Ghosts, ESP, and crystal power: paranormal? (Chris Roe and Christine Simmonds) - press release
21. The rise and rise of psychology (Tommy MacKay) - press release for Presidential address
22. Relaxation and hypnotherapy - successful treatments for lymphoma? (Leslie Walker, Marcia Ratcliffe and Audrey Dawson) - press release
23. Psychology in Scotland's prisons (Roisin Hall) - press release
24. Seeing what we are thinking (Adrian Owen) - press release
25. Management of dangerous personality disorder (Todd Hogue, Caroline Logan, Lawrence Jones, Jenny Cutler) - press release
26. Shy children do less well in school tests (Ray Crozier and Kirsten Hostettler) - press release
27. The psychology of skilful living (Guy Claxton) - press release
28. Assessment and treatment of offenders with learning disabilities (Chris Cullen) - press release
29. The British Psychological Society's Centenary President (Vicki Bruce) - press release
30. Work/life balance - a good idea rather than a reality (Janet Smithson, Elizabeth Stokoe, Chris Coupland) - press release
31. You are what you smoke (Richard Hammersley ) - press release
32. How victims cope with school bullying (Mike Eslea, Anthony Pellegrini, Peter Smith and Dr Lorenzo Talamelli, Ersilia Menesini and Dr Irma FaviniHelen Cowie and Dr Paul Naylor) symposium press release;
2 April 2001 Fuel for Thought (Andrew Scholey) - press release for article published in The Psychologist;
2 April 2001 How to prevent crime (David Farrington) - press release for article 'Crime - Action Plan' published in The Psychologist;
4-6 April 2001 British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference held at the University of Birmingham
1. General release about the conference
2. Success of Treatment Programmes for Sexual Offending (Jayne Allam) - press release;
3. Beware The Hooded Claw (Andrew Silke) - press release
4. Father Figures Could Prevent Delinquency (Jenny Taylor) - press release
5. Predicting performance of Armed Police Officers (Janice Leggett) - press release
6. Testing Out Rape Allegations (Chrew Few) - press release
7. Beating The Bullies (Jane Ireland) - press release
12 April 2001 Disciplinary Hearing: Andrew Walton Change of Date - press release for date of Disciplinary Committee hearing for professional misconduct;
1 May 2001 Is hearing voices a sign of mental illness? (Ivan Leudar, Anthony David)- press release for article in The Psychologist and promotion for Division of Clinical Psychology Report 'Recent advances in understanding mental illness and psychotic experiences';
1 May 2001 Online therapy - a cause for concern? (Mark Griffiths ) press release for article in The Psychologist and promotion for BPS report 'Provision of services by the internet and other non-direct means',
9 May 2001 Portraits in Mind: 100 Years of British Psychology An Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery - press release for centenary exhibition and copy of associated lecture list
11-13 May 2001 British Psychological Society Northern Ireland Branch Annual Conference, held at The Park Hotel, Virginia, County Cavan - general press release
1 June 2001 A good night's sleep (Jim Horne) - press release for article 'State of the art: Sleep' published in The Psychologist;
1 June 2001 Make Peace, Not War (Ed Cairns) - press release for article 'War and Peace' published in The Psychologist;
4 June 2001 Findings of Disciplinary Hearing: John Richard Harris - press release
11 June 2001 Economic psychology and everyday life - press release for South West Branch meeting held at Dartington Hall, Devon,
20 June 2001 I'm Not Picking Up A Heart-Beat (Rosie Simpson) - press release for article published in the British Journal of Medical Psychology;
21 June 2001 Coping, Distress and Children In Road Traffic Accidents (Paul Stallard) - press release for article in the British Journal of Clinical Psychology
25 June - 29 June 2001 International Conference on Communication, Problem Solving and Learning (ICCP) 2001, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, hosted by the Centre for Research into Interactive Learning, Department of Psychology, University of Strathclyde, In Association with the British Psychological Society;
1. General release about the Conference
2 Promoting children's social competence through group interaction (David Warden) - press release
3. Ignorance is bliss: the need for language and intercultural training at corporate level (Rosa-Maria Cives-Enriquez) - press release
4. Children's understanding of heat transfer (Christine Howe and Andy Tolmie) - press release
5. Using virtual learning environments: is the training right? (Kevin Silber) - press release
6. Disruptive pupils and classroom communication (Isolina Oliveira and Margarida César) - press release 7. Children's social identities and mathematical learning (Guida de Abreu, Tony Cline and Lorraine Cowan) - press release
8. Teaching Both Genders (Patricia Murphy) - press release
9. 'Lad' culture and boys' confusion about behaviour (Gabrielle Ivinson and Patricia Murphy) - press release
10. Children and home computers: living up to parental aspirations? (Lucinda Kerawalla and Dr Charles Crook) - press release
11. Children's collaboration in creative writing (Eva Vass) - press release
12. Learning in court: the influence of expert testimony and observer empathy (Natascha Rainis and Catherine Denéve) - press release
1-6 July 2001 VII European Congress of Psychology, organised by the European Federation of Professional Psychologists' Associations and hosted by the British Psychological Society and held at the Barbican, London - press releases, e
1. General Release about the conference
2. I can see clearly now your face is familiar (Vicki Bruce) - press release
3. The wrong steps towards promotion? (Glenice Wood) - press release
4. Hearing emotion from the left (Teow-Chong Sim) - press release
5. Money Can't Buy You Love (Shaun Saunders and Don Munro) - press release
6. Teenage counselling helps the counsellor (Raya Jones and Siwan Price) - press release
7. Psychology of the paranormal - press release for symposium 'Psychological approaches to the paranormal';
8. Seeing the damage helps prevent dangerous UV exposure (Frederick Gibbons) - press release
9. Dear diary - let me tell you about my day at work - press release for symposium
10. Western and African mental health (Alta Van Dyk) - press release
11. The stereotyping of women in children's books (Claire Etaugh and Melissa Lane) - press release
12. The Benefits of Imagining a Cat Called Buddy (Maureen Burke) - press release
13. Children use gesture before they can speak (Virginia Volterra) - press release
14. The Stress of Getting Elected (Ashley Weinberg) - press release
15. The importance of gene research in understanding human behaviour (Robert Plomin) - press release
16. Grandparents make you more creative (Tatiana Tikhomirova) - draft press release
17. Problems with air traffic control (George Shouksmith) - press release
18. Conflict in couples with one or two careers (Katarzyna Popilek) - draft press release
19. Satisfaction with life in middle age (Charles T Hill) - press release
20. Young people and panic attacks (Rosa Valiente) - draft press release
[See BPS/001/6/01/04/03/01 European Congress of Psychology 2001 for cuttings, press interest and post conference report on press office as well as programme and abstracts]
2 July 2001 Will the British Always Be Reluctant Europeans? (Marco Cinnirella) press release for an article published in The Psychologist
18-20 July 2001 British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section Annual Conference, held at the University of Surrey, Guildford, part of the Society's centenary events includes
1. General release about the conference
2. Foxes, green fields and being British (Jodi Wallwork and John Dixon ) - press release
3. Low motivation means failure (Tom Webb and Dr. Paschal Sheeran) - press release
4. Emotions count in organ donation (Tom Farsides) - press release
5. How do we explain prejudice? (Katherine Reynolds, John Turner, Alexander Haslam and Michelle Ryan) - press release
6. Cultural diversity: ethnicity and immigration (Xenia Chryssochoou ) - press release
7. Online and offline relationships: the more things change the more they stay the same (Monica Whitty) - press release
8. Keeping neighbours at a distance (Elizabeth Stokoe, Jodi Wallwork and Bianca Petkova) - press release
9. Genetically modified foods and the role of experts (Moira Dean and Glynis Breakwell ) - press release.
21 August 2001 Findings of Disciplinary Hearing: Anita Colley - press release of finding of Disciplinary Committee of the British Psychological Society
31 August 2001 Is a Jumper Angrier Than A Tree (Amanda Waternab and Mark Blades) - press release concerning article published in The Psychologist
5 - 8 September 2001 British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology & European Health psychology Society Joint Annual Conference, University of St Andrews, Scotland. BPS Centenary Event
- press release includes
1. General release about the conference
2. Increasing organ donor intentions (Johannes Brug ) - press release
3. Writing letters can save lives (Sarah Wyer) - press release
4. Patients' views about their illness can help treatment planning (Ad Kaptein) - press release
5. Thinking differently reduces pain! (Patrick Callaghan and Ho Cheung Li ) - press release
6. Can your neighbourhood influence your health? (Pamela Feldman and Andrew Steptoe) - press release
7. Smoking and cervical cancer: How can we get women smokers to listen? (Theresa Marteau and Sue Hall );
8. Leaving your heart attack to chance (Ronan O'Carroll) - press release
9. Scottish female dentists are under-paid and overworked (Lynne Myers) - press release
10. Psychology helps treatment of illness (Dr Trudy Chalder) - press release
11. Why does stress make us ill? (Andrew Steptoe and Marcel Ebrecht ) - press release
12. Does your job affect your diet? (Nicola Payne) - press release
[see BPS/002/4/02/06/03 Health Psychology Conferences 1999-2001 for programme of this conference]
6-9 September 2001 British Psychological Society Developmental And Education Sections' Joint Annual Conference
1. General Release about the Conference
2. Children think ads give us a break (Mark Blades) - press release
3. Mobile phones a credit to teenagers (Charles Crook) - press release
4. Following gifted children into adulthood (Joan Freeman ) - press release
5. Older children draw less because they dislike the result (Richard Jolley) - press release
6. Twins, genetics and intelligence (Sarah Norgate) - press release
7. Coloured filters help poor readers (John Beech) - press release
8. Making sense of ADHD (Pam Maras and Brahm Norwich) - press release
9. Speaking Welsh may help with Maths (Ann Dowker and Delyth Lloyd) - press release
American Disaster [September 11th attack] - copy cuttings including quotations from Leslie Carrick Smith and other psychologists
17 September 2001 Intensive Care Needed for Minds As Well As Body (Ian Bennum) - press release for article 'Intensive Care Unit Syndrome: A Consideration of Psychological Interventions' published in the British Journal of Medical Psychology.
17 September 2001 Disciplinary Hearing: Joginder Gandhi - press release that Disciplinary Committee will hear allegations against Gandhi on 25 September 2001
17, 26 September 2001 Disciplinary Hearing: Peter Wilkins - press releases for hearing and findings concerning Peter Wilkins
24 September 2001 Findings of disciplinary hearing: Peter Shapland - press release that Shapland expelled from the British Psychological Society and from the register of Chartered Psychologists
28 September 2001 Children of Northern Ireland Troubles - press release for Northern Ireland branch conference
28 September 2001 The British Psychological Society Celebrates Its Centenary At Phoenix Arts - press releases for BPS sponsored showing of two films 'Regeneration' and 'Memento' at the Phoenix Cinema in Leicester;
8 October 2001 Celebration Lecture on Face Recognition in the lab and in the street - press release for lecture by Mike Burton at the New Walk Museum, Leicester as part of British Psychological Society centenary celebrations. Event organised by the British Association for the Advancement of Science
1 October 2001 Who ~Want to Be A Millionaire The Quiz as Quest - press release for article by Martin Roiser and Dave Stevens published in The Psychologist
1 October 2001 The challenges of mental health reform (David Pilgrim and David Hewitt) - press release for article 'Mental Health Act reform-Emerging Challenges' published in The Psychologist
4 October 2001 Colloquium on Human Rights - press release for event organised by organised by The British Psychological Society's Special Group of Psychologists and Social Services.
1 November 2001 Detecting The Liars - press release for article by Aldert Vrij published in The Psychologist
7-9 November 2001 Psychology and the Internet - press release for British Psychological Society Wessex and Wight Branch conference held at Qinetia, Cody Technology Park, Farnborough, Hampshire
1 November 2001 Do Hugs Help Recovery From Heart Attacks (Nils Cochrance) press release for article 'Physical Contact Experience and Coping Ability: A Study of Survivors of Myocardial Infarction' published in The British Journal of Health Psychology;
19 November 2001 Postponement of disciplinary hearing: Maye Taylor - press release for disciplinary committee hearing postponed since June 2001;
1 December 2001 Families, relationships and emotions - press release for event held by the British Psychological Society South West Branch
3 December 2001 Veterans Relive Trauma (Nigel Hunt) - press release for article 'Collateral Damage' published in The Psychologist;
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| AdminHistory | The first report on public relations was in 1946 by T H Pear [see BPS Council Papers 25 May 1946]. A public relations committee was founded in 1955 and was a short lived working party.
The first press releases was for the BPS Occupational Psychology Section Conference in Cambridge, held 3-4 January 1970.
In 1971 Nicholas Georgiades and Professor Arthur Summerfield arranged a press conference at Brown's Hotel to draw attention to the BPS response to Sir John Foster's report on Scientology [See BPS/001/4/01/03/01]. After advice from Mr Christopher Hall, Barbara Castle's Information officer on setting up a press function - a Standing Press Committee was formed in October 1971 under the Chairmanship of Dr Georgiades - they produced press releases and started recruiting spokespeople and setting up a media training courses for them - the first of which was held in June 1972. Early press efforts were concentrated on promoting the conferences and journal articles but later encompassed promoting BPS policy, positions, activities and the profession of psychology.
In 1973 Susan Best PA to the Secretary General took on the additional role of 'Public Relations Secretary', this was later held by Mrs M Clark, the post existed until 1976. A dedicated press officer was recruited in 1991.
Stephen White joined the BPS staff as Director of Communications in 1985 and started organising regular media training from 1986 onwards. Press releases were regularly issued from this time.
By October 1991 the Press Committee was no longer a standing committee but a subcommittee of the Information Committee (which itself took over from the Standing Committee on Communications SCCOMS 1984-1990). The Information Committee became the Communications Committee in 1998 as part of the Society's strategic plan. This became the Publications and Communications Board in 2000. |